Ioses identifies a male person named in genitive family relationships in Mark.

The attested genitive singular form identifies a male person through family relationships: he is named with James as Mary's child in Mark 15:40, as Joseph in relation to Mary in Mark 15:47, and as a brother alongside James, Judas, and Simon in Mark 6:3.

1. Male person named in family relationships · dominant

   In Mark 15:40, the genitive singular form occurs in the description of Mary as mother of James and Joseph; in Mark 6:3, it occurs in the list of the craftsman's brothers. Mark 15:47 again uses the genitive singular form in a relationship phrase concerning Mary; the APB renders the verse with “Mary the daughter of Joseph.”

   Mark 15:40Mark 15:47Mark 6:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name within relationship descriptions: “mother of James the younger and of Joseph” in Mark 15:40, “daughter of Joseph” in Mark 15:47, and “brother of James and of Joseph” in Mark 6:3. These English phrases render the verse context.